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5 Quick Guesses for Future of Google’s Business

We’re a little over 2 months into a world with Google Plus, and as expected, some of the buzz has died down. The early adopters have been testing and looking at analytics from what impact G+ is having on our other web properties. Influencers have launched webinars to capitalize on the opportunity to help onboard new users. Like it or not, there’s even a book that will be published soon on how to use Google Plus for business. As we settle in and really start to get used to using the new set of tools Google has given the world, I can’t help but want to look into the future… Click here to see the video, if you can’t already. Now that you’re in the mood for crystal balls, let’s make a few guesses as to where Google is going as a company and how Google Plus fits into the plan. Here’s five of mine, and I’d love to hear a few of yours in the comments. Google Plus will continue towards deeper integration with everything else Google. In the next 12 months I think we’ll see things like docs, calendar, analytics and trends merge into Google Plus so that dispersed teams can conduct better online meetings. Google will begin to pose a threat to online companies like 37 Signals, ZoHo and other SaaS project management tools as a result of this integration. As more and more virtual companies begin to form and take advantages of the benefits of keeping overhead low, the need for more powerful and easier to use project management software will grow. I think we will see some form of Google Wave reemerge from inside the Google Plus layer. Google will change the webinar landscape. As deeper integration grows with Google Plus, clunky products like WebEx and GoTo Meeting (and they are clunky to use) could [...]

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On Choosing Entrepreneurship

My friend and mentor, Jim, once told me about the importance of establishing congruency in in your work-life balance. By identifying and then visualizing what’s most important in our lives, we can map out the route to our own happiness. Finding congruency means having your cake, and getting to eat it too. But for entrepreneurs, finding congruency is different. The entrepreneur badge is earned through hustle, passion and a willingness to look words like no and can’t in the face, and move forward anyway. This mindset is what it takes to turn ideas into tangible businesses. When you think about it, that’s probably one of the reasons why entrepreneurship has become so sexy in recent years. As a community, we admire entrepreneurs as role models. Celebrity has become less defined by captivating looks and perfect smiles, and more about street smarts, keen intuition, discipline, a work ethic that borders insanity and above all else, a steadfast belief the validity of a big idea. It’s no wonder that we admire the few and proud individuals who choose to embrace this lifestyle – entrepreneurship comes with sacrifice. Choosing Entrepreneurship When someone chooses to be an entrepreneur, congruency takes on a different meaning. Rather than finding a balance between work and life, your work simply becomes life … at least at the start. Your work creeps into late night hours, Saturdays and even into your dreams on occasion. But for the entrepreneur, it’s not really work at all. It’s passion, and passion often takes precedence over hobbies, relationships and balance. To be an entrepreneur means choosing very different priorities than other typical professionals. If that’s where you find yourself heading, congratulations and good luck. We’ll be watching. Just make certain that you’ve fully considered the choice you intend to make. Fair? nateriggsLike what you just read and want to get my posts delivered to your inbox? SUBSCRIBE HEREMore Posts Follow Me:

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Learning To Whittle

Today is officially the due date for our new arrival. While it seems that may have ideas of a little slower pace than his two eagerly awaiting parents, at least we know that in terms naming, our whittling is done. Whittling Takes Time I’ve always been kind of fascinated with wood carvers and whittlers. There’s an entire community of artists that are into this craft, and the craft itself is based on slow thinking and deliberate patience. I dig that mindset, too. It’s full of lessons folks like you and I can apply all over the board. Maybe it’s just me, but I’ve learned over the years that if I just slow down a little and not rush into any decisions on pure gut instinct, the outcomes of whatever it’s related to are usually better. While the hustle of business and the speed of the web is the harsh reality, thinking slow has perks. For instance, have you ever waited to publish a blog post until the next morning, only to figure out a sentence that made it better once you’ve had fresh eyes? What about the hastily-written email that you left as a draft until the next morning? We’re you glad you waited past your first impulse to click send on that one? Look — you know that I’m no stranger to hustle. I hustle hard. But, sometimes we humans get so caught up in fast through put that we don’t allow ourselves the processing time or brains need to see the incremental improvements we can make, angles we may have missed missed or even the new ideas worth our consideration. When we force ourselves to slow the pace of creativity or content or business, we often see more what’s in front of us more clearly. Start With the Whole Tree Sarah and started the list one Sunday afternoon [...]

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